illusionary
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonillusional adjective
Etymology
Origin of illusionary
Example Sentences
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Leo remembered all too well how she’d led him through the illusionary maze in the House of Hades.
From Literature
That love has been buried by more than 40 years of neglect, save for the occasional illusionary moments of promise.
From Washington Times
The idea of "academic freedom" is a nice one, but largely illusionary.
From The Guardian
It jams the sense of illusionary depth and delivers the surface to the rule of the flat shape, which was the quintessential modernist strategy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"She was talking about the material world, and how this world is illusionary," explains Ellison.
From The Guardian
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